Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate Juneteenth, let’s also acknowledge some ugly truths that reflect the times in which our our 16th president lived.

5 Ugly Abraham Lincoln Facts No One Likes to Talk About

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Horoscope for Friday, July 5th

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Virginia fans of The Young and the Restless have asked where Elena Dawson (Brytni Sarpy) has been. She has not been seen or mentioned in Genoa City for quite a while. There is nothing online about Sarpy's status, and Y&R spoilers for next week do not mention the character, so fans wonder if she has been let go.

Fans of The Young and the Restless are concerned about Brtyni Sarpy and Conner Floyd's status

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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WyoFile

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with more information about the law enforcement response and the area where the shooting took place. Yellowstone National Park rangers shot and killed a person early Thursday morning during an exchange of gunfire that also left a ranger injured, the park announced.

Yellowstone National Park shooting leaves one dead, ranger injured

You can read Bradford Morrow on Poe’s Tamerlane here. Auctions are unpredictable beasts. If you approach them thinking you know how they will behave, you do so naively. Some lots sell far higher than expected, others much lower, and there’s often no explaining why. Competition can be furious as the auctioneer fields bids from potential buyers on the phone, online, and from collectors and dealers in the salesroom. And then, sometimes all three platforms stall out and a rarity like Ernest Hemingway’s first book, Three Stories & Ten Poems (1923), untrimmed and unopened in its fragile glassine jacket, gets “bought in”—auction-speak for fails to sell.

What’s worth more than the rarest book in American literature? The answer may (not) surprise you.

The Declaration of Independence, written, approved, and signed in 1776, is symbolic of America’s core values that still resound today, such as the ideal of all men being born equal and with unalienable rights. The Fourth of July, Independence Day, serves as a reminder of how far the independent nation has come from its roots as economically disadvantaged colonies under British rule, the shared values that ought to unite instead of divide, and the collective cry for freedom that came from the hearts of a people.

Where did they sign the Declaration of Independence?

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Chicago, IL

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Every year, new laws that were passed the prior year go into effect on July 1. In 2024, a number of new laws will begin this Monday. Among them include higher wages for tipped employees, a gas tax increase, and driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants.

New Laws July 1: Driver's Licenses for Undocumented Migrants, Raises for Tipped Workers, and More

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CJ Coombs

According to Shakey's website, this pizza parlor is only in California, North Carolina, and Washington state in the U.S. now. This was my family's go-to pizza joint when my father was stationed with the Air Force outside of Omaha, Nebraska. We liked it so much, that when we were transferred again, it was hopeful we'd find another one.

Shakey's Pizza Parlor and nostalgia: the first franchised pizza restaurant also landed in Missouri

Virginia fans of The Bold and the Beautiful, if you were watching earlier this week when Tom Star (Clint Howard died), you know that Li Finnegan (Naomi Matsuda) did not honor her Hippocratic Oath as a physician to "do no harm".

The Bold and the Beautiful shocker: Dr. Li Finnegan broke her Hippocratic Oath by watching Tom die

Aurora, CO

David Heitz

The Aurora City Council will consider using opioid settlement money Monday to pay for drug treatment for clients of its yet to open homeless services campus. The council will vote during its study session whether to spend money from the fund on a peer advisor, a van to transport clients from the navigation center to treatment, and a case manager. The city will receive about $14 million in opioid settlement funds, according to a presentation by city staff to the city council.

Aurora may send homeless people to rehab

Written by American journalist Ambrose Bierce (24 June 1842 – c.1914), The Devil’s Dictionary, aka The Cynic’s Word Book, consists of common words followed by humorous and satirical definitions. The book was a compilation of Bierce’s columns for The Wasp (1881–1860 plus) and The San Francisco Examiner in 1887.

The Devil’s Dictionary: The 50-ish Best Descriptions From The Cynic’s Word Book, 1906

Virginian Review


The Fourth of July – also known as Independence Day or July 4th – has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941, but the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days […]
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Elkins Park, PA

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A wealthy financier built the 32-bedroom estate for family who never set foot in it. Now the eerily decrepit mansion is set to get a big renovation.

See inside a $300 million Gilded Age mansion built for heirs who died on the Titanic that sat abandoned for years

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America is an ever-evolving place. What has been a constant since 1776, however, is the country’s fervor for independence–fighting for freedom in its many forms. Found in the many watershed moments America has faced since its inception, is music made to rouse the spirits of freedom fighters. Let us guide you through a musical history lesson–from the Revolutionary War to more contemporary efforts–below.

Independence Day: 4 Freedom Anthems That Shaped America

CBS Minnesota

On July 4, the United States celebrates its independence from Britain with displays of fireworks, barbeques, shopping — and for an estimated 70 million citizens this year, travel. The United States' celebration is held on the anniversary of the Second Continental Congress' adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. But America isn't the only country that celebrates independence from Britain. Much of the global population —   around one-fifth of the world, according to Guinness World Records — were subjects of Great Britain prior to 1914. Some countries don't celebrate their independence from the United Kingdom, but instead dedicate a day to celebrating their...

How other countries mark independence from Britain

New York Post

Considering she will soon adorn America’s $20 bill, Harriet Tubman hardly lacks in national significance.

But even the nation’s most celebrated historic figures can remain elusive and unknown. 

A new biography of the iconic abolitionist and activist hopes to add nuance and complexity to Tubman and her legacy of freedom and service. 

Written by Harvard University Prof. Tiya Miles, Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People explores Tubman’s lesser-known relationship with spirituality and natural environment — and the roles both played in her long-documented quest to bring African-American slaves to liberty.

Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman’s father’s home...

Celebrated abolitionist and activist Harriet Tubman’s secret history as a spy

The Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and Colleen Shogan, who head some of America’s top cultural institutions.

Opinion: This July 4th, a different way to celebrate the history we share

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On my first Fourth of July in the United States, I woke up in the morning, stretched and realized that my wife was still in bed. I asked if she was going to work. She said, "Oh, don't you know today is July Fourth?" I looked through our window. Just...

His first Independence Day in the U.S. blew his mind. It wasn't just the fireworks

Even on the 4th of July, appreciation for the genius of America’s Founding Fathers has dwindled in the face of leftist efforts to minimize them, as traditional patriotic values wane with each passing year.

Only 38% of Americans say patriotism is “very important” to them, per a 2023 Wall Street Journal/NORC survey — down from 70% in 1998. 

By many metrics, traditional American values have become dramatically less important to our fellow citizens than before.

We see it in the loss of national pride and the denigration of our history, in fading attendance at houses of worship, in a drop in military recruitment...

On July 4th, follow Samuel Adams — and speak up for American patriotism

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Letter to the Editor: A day of deliverance to be revered forevermore

“[Independence Day] will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding generations,...

Letter to the Editor: A day of deliverance to be revered forevermore

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